howie
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Re: Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7
said by Matt  :said by IllIlIlllIll :i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate...  Yeah, that part makes no sense to me either. Hopefully there will be a workaround. I highly doubt it. A fresh install would be the only option in that case. It's like trying to do an in-place upgrade of Vista Ultimate to Vista Business... just as with Business, Windows 7 Professional is considered a "downgrade" from Vista Ultimate.
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ill just wind up coughing up the money for the upgrade sooner or later.
ill write it off at the end of the year anyhow.
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said by IllIlIlllIll :i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate... Yeah, that part makes no sense to me either. Hopefully there will be a workaround. |
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said by Matt :said by IllIlIlllIll :said by howie :Am I missing something or are all Ultimate users being screwed out of a special price for 7 Ultimate via the "Pre-Order Special"? If so, that sucks big time!  yes, you are not missing anything. vista ultimate users, as it appears, will have no choice in the upgrade procedure but to use the win 7 ultimate upgrade if you wish to keep your existing programs/settings installed. additionally, it doesnt appear this "discount" applies to win 7 ultimate upgrade. so, with that, im in no rush to "pre-order" anything at this point. If it makes you feel any better, Ultimate doesn't bring a whole lot to the table over Professional. I run Ultimate on a few PCs and I'm going to replace it with Professional. i know it doesnt, but as far as the upgrade advisor and some forum members are concerned, i cant upgrade to win7 pro from win vista ultimate...
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said by howie :Yes, that is true... I still think they should have offered a pre-order special price for Ultimate, though... Why the two other "retail" versions and not Ultimate? Oh well... I will give Home Premium a test drive but will most likely continue to use Vista Ultimate as it's been a rock-solid performer for me.  Good point howie . I have believed that there isn't any reason for not upgrading to Windows 7. Except price. why on earth MS didn't offer the special to Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade is the reason why I am holding off.
I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 and it is rock solid but I would like to get some performance charge that would come with Windows 7 Ultimate.
219?? Bummer... 
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I've always run Vista Ultimate and except for Backup, I haven't really needed Ultimate. Since I'll always be networking with Vista or XP on my other computers, it looks like I could probably go with Home Premium unless I want Bitlocker, Homegroup, automatic backup or XP mode (which my processor doesn't support anyway.) Or unless I'm missing something. |
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howie
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said by Matt :said by IllIlIlllIll :said by howie :Am I missing something or are all Ultimate users being screwed out of a special price for 7 Ultimate via the "Pre-Order Special"? If so, that sucks big time! yes, you are not missing anything. vista ultimate users, as it appears, will have no choice in the upgrade procedure but to use the win 7 ultimate upgrade if you wish to keep your existing programs/settings installed. additionally, it doesnt appear this "discount" applies to win 7 ultimate upgrade. so, with that, im in no rush to "pre-order" anything at this point. If it makes you feel any better, Ultimate doesn't bring a whole lot to the table over Professional. I run Ultimate on a few PCs and I'm going to replace it with Professional. Yes, that is true... I still think they should have offered a pre-order special price for Ultimate, though... Why the two other "retail" versions and not Ultimate?
Oh well... I will give Home Premium a test drive but will most likely continue to use Vista Ultimate as it's been a rock-solid performer for me. |
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said by IllIlIlllIll :said by howie :Am I missing something or are all Ultimate users being screwed out of a special price for 7 Ultimate via the "Pre-Order Special"? If so, that sucks big time! yes, you are not missing anything. vista ultimate users, as it appears, will have no choice in the upgrade procedure but to use the win 7 ultimate upgrade if you wish to keep your existing programs/settings installed. additionally, it doesnt appear this "discount" applies to win 7 ultimate upgrade. so, with that, im in no rush to "pre-order" anything at this point. If it makes you feel any better, Ultimate doesn't bring a whole lot to the table over Professional. I run Ultimate on a few PCs and I'm going to replace it with Professional. |
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said by howie :Am I missing something or are all Ultimate users being screwed out of a special price for 7 Ultimate via the "Pre-Order Special"? If so, that sucks big time! yes, you are not missing anything.
vista ultimate users, as it appears, will have no choice in the upgrade procedure but to use the win 7 ultimate upgrade if you wish to keep your existing programs/settings installed.
additionally, it doesnt appear this "discount" applies to win 7 ultimate upgrade.
so, with that, im in no rush to "pre-order" anything at this point.
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Just picked up 2 copies. |
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said by Matt : Koil , pretty much any app that is not a game and can run via Terminal Services or Remote Desktop. (An app that doesn't require DirectX or OpenGL, etc.) Goitcha! Thanks for that! |
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Koil , pretty much any app that is not a game and can run via Terminal Services or Remote Desktop. (An app that doesn't require DirectX or OpenGL, etc.) |
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said by JessicaD :Koil, Please note that the upgrade program with Windows 7 Home Premium available for $49 and Windows 7 Professional $99 is valid for a limited time and only while supplies last. If you plan on purchasing Windows 7 when it is released, I would recommend a pre-order today. For more information, see the Windows 7 Pre-Order offer page here: » tinyurl.com/nldc8pJessica Microsoft Windows Client Team Oh...heyyyy Jessica...maybe you can help me with this question, as I don't think anyone here has been able to answer it, or if they have, I've conveniently missed it.
The list of differences between Premium and Professional has this bulleted item which I am not too clear on:
Run many existing Windows XP productivity applications in Windows 7
...and then there is this footnote to that item:
2 Requires download of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate) and virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC.
What exactly are "Windows XP productivty applications"?
Is this a generic term for any app created for XP, or only certain ones? Can you shed a little light?
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said by Greg_Z :The thing is, there still are not any vendors writing for 64bit code, same with MS for MS Office. Stay tuned...I believe this is going to be changing soon.
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 I feel special.
Thanks, JessicaD ...Already ordered! |
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said by JessicaD :Please note that the upgrade program with Windows 7 Home Premium available for $49 and Windows 7 Professional $99 is valid for a limited time and only while supplies last. Yes....thanks for the post JessicaD.
The key here is "while supplies last".
I noticed today that Newegg (where I pre-ordered my Home Premium version), is now sold out.
Get 'em while you can folks, wherever you can.
Or, until the expiration date, which ever comes first. 
(Edit) Well, ok..I just looked again and it appears they have another "batch" since I last looked earlier today.
Anyway, I'm fairly certain this offer won't last forever.
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Koil,
Please note that the upgrade program with Windows 7 Home Premium available for $49 and Windows 7 Professional $99 is valid for a limited time and only while supplies last. If you plan on purchasing Windows 7 when it is released, I would recommend a pre-order today. For more information, see the Windows 7 Pre-Order offer page here: »tinyurl.com/nldc8p
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said by Jammers :I actually haven't really had many problems at all with Vista like so many people seem to be having. Is it worth upgrading to Windows 7 if Vista has worked for me? If Vista is working for you, I personally wouldn't
upgrade. I'd just wait until you buy a new PC one day.
Edit: Actually, go ahead and get the RC1 beta, it's good until next April or so. You may buy a new PC by then anyway. The RC1 is fine btw.
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said by Jammers :I actually haven't really had many problems at all with Vista like so many people seem to be having. Is it worth upgrading to Windows 7 if Vista has worked for me? It will be a little more secure and a little faster, but for the most part it is very similar to Vista and it wouldn't be urgent to upgrade.
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said by Jammers :I actually haven't really had many problems at all with Vista like so many people seem to be having. Is it worth upgrading to Windows 7 if Vista has worked for me? Hard for me to say, I never used Vista...but, I guess I am of the opinon of two conflicting ideas here.
1) If it ain't broke...
2) $50 for the latest OS ain't too shabby...
I am sure others will weigh in, tho
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